Power Japan Plus has announced an innovative new battery that charges up to twenty times faster and lasts longer than high-end lithium ion batteries. The company boasts that electric vehicles with the ability to drive 300 miles (480 km) on a single charge may soon be a reality. The Ryden dual carbon new battery is cheaper, safer, and 100% recyclable, making it an attractive option that could bring high-performance electric cars to market more quickly.

“Power Japan Plus is a materials engineer for a new class of carbon material that balances economics, performance and sustainability in a world of constrained resources,” said Dou Kani, CEO of Power Japan Plus in a press release. “The Ryden dual carbon battery is the energy storage breakthrough needed to bring green technology like electric vehicles to mass market.”

The battery was developed in partnership with Kyushu University in Japan. The beauty of the battery is in its simplicity. The anode and the cathode of the battery are both made out of carbon with an organic electrolyte solution that allows for ion current to flow separately. This also does not require the use of any rare Earth metals or other rare metals, significantly cutting down on the price of each unit.

Thermal stability means that this battery will not heat up while in use or during charging, and removes the threat of thermal explosion and making for a safer battery. This also means that expensive cooling systems do not need to be used, also driving down the price. The battery is stable enough to be discharged completely without harming the longevity of the product. Currently, the Ryden battery is rated for 3,000 charge/discharge cycles before the function of the battery begins to diminish. To put that into perspective, current electric cars advertise 300-500 charge cycles before the owner needs to think about replacing the battery.

More – http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-dual-carbon-battery-charges-20x-faster-lithium-ion

Sounds promising.

Battery technology like this (if it eventuates commercially) could also make massive changes in developing countries. Using solar panels and batteries could bring the benefits of modern technology without the need for massive investment in centralised electricity grids. Also it means far less GHG emissions and all that.

It’s not just for first world countries.

Hmm, going straight to the developers website:

http://powerjapanplus.com/battery/equation.html

I can’t see anything that shows the energy density of the new battery.

I can charge a capacitor up real damm quick, doesn’t make it particularly useful for doing much work.

what have developing countries ever done for us? fk em

Dropbear said:

what have developing countries ever done for us? fk em

chocolate, coffee, cocaine…

What’s the comparative costs specifically, of this electric motor – drive train

compared to a conventional internal combustion engine (of approx = power – torque) – transmission – differential ?

Great news.

poikilotherm said:

Dropbear said:

what have developing countries ever done for us? fk em

chocolate, coffee, cocaine…

..fair point. I concede.

The_observer said:

What’s the comparative costs specifically, of this electric motor – drive train

compared to a conventional internal combustion engine (of approx = power – torque) – transmission – differential ?

should rephrase that –

What’s the comparative costs specifically, of electric motor – drive train assembly

compared to a conventional internal combustion engine (of approx = power – torque) – transmission – differential ?

Mmm. Their website says the battery is “energy dense” but is no more specific than that. It does not specifically claim that it is more energy dense than Li-Ion.

Don’t worry, zinky, I still remember you. (pats head)

It does not specifically claim that it is more energy dense than Li-Ion.

so what, you reckon there’s more raw power from a Li-ion battery?

I have no opinion.